Replica of the Loch Ness Monster. Photo by Stara Blazkova
Christmas is such a prickly holiday — at least for politicians. Is it OK to put up a nativity scene on public property? What if you’ve been doing it for a hundred years? What if you display other religious symbols, too? And where should we put the Festivus Tree?
According to the Associated Press, the pols in Kokomo, Ind., decided to bypass all the potential furor and slapped together a holiday display featuring none other than … the Loch Ness Monster. Yes, that slimy Scottish denizen of Christmas cheer, who when the children are all sleeping, wriggles down chimneys and leaves blurry, inconclusive photos of itself underneath the tree. The display also includes a fisherman, marching soldiers, a firetruck and candles.
“We’re following the advice of our attorney,” Dave Trine, president of the Howard County Board of Commissioners, told the Kokomo Tribune.
Can’t get sued over a display like that, can you?
